DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/03/2025    Duedate: 09/16/2025

DAL SHANG ARENA

DM 65    TURN 865

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

LAZY LESTER
TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)
(65-8094) [18-11-1,106]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

LAZY LESTER                    SCORPIO
TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)      PETS (818)
(65-8094) [18-11-1,106]        (65-8138) [5-2-0,38]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

HARRUMPH                       TROUBLES
SAND DANCERS (233)             PETS (818)
(65-8021) [8-44-0,68]          (65-8139) [4-0-0,37]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. WHILST I CHATZY (809)         18 
2. LUDUS MAGNUS III (806)        12    SATAN'S GARDEN (808)
3. STRANAHANS '25 (819)          6     Unchartered Team
4. SATAN'S GARDEN (808)          5  
5. WEATHER (206)                 4     STRANAHANS '25 (819)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*STRANAHANS '25 (819)       1   0  0 100.   1/ 3 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804) 6  5 0
 2/ 2*PETS (818)                12   5  0 70.6   2/ 1*PETS (818)                5  2 0
 3- 3*TALES FROM THE CRIP (708) 14   6  2 70.0   3- 2*TALES FROM THE CRIP (708) 3  2 0
 4/ 4 SATAN'S GARDEN (808)      12   6  1 66.7   4/ 6 SATAN'S GARDEN (808)      2  1 0
 5/ 0 LUDUS MAGNUS III (806)    12   6  0 66.7   5/ 4 WHILST I CHATZY (809)     2  1 0
 6/ 5 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)198 126 13 61.1   6/ 0 WEATHER (206)             2  2 0
 7/ 6 WHILST I CHATZY (809)     55  39  2 58.5   7/ 0*STRANAHANS '25 (819)      1  0 0
 8/ 7 NIGHTSTORMERS (812)       11   9  0 55.0   8/ 0 LUDUS MAGNUS III (806)    1  0 0
 9/ 0 WEATHER (206)             51  52  1 49.5   9/ 7 NIGHTSTORMERS (812)       1  2 0
10/ 9 SAND DANCERS (233)       1880 2081 57 47.5  10/ 0 TEMERE (816)              1  2 0
11/ 0 TEMERE (816)               7  14  0 33.3  11/ 9 SAND DANCERS (233)        0  3 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                      SPY REPORT

     Good day, friends and fiends, welcome to your friendly neighborhood spyreport.  
I doubt DAL SHANG will ever be the same.  It seems the training can make the 
difference, as PETS is pushed out of top team by TOURNAMENT BLUES 65, who came from 
3rd with a 1-2-0 this turn.  And let's see, LAWNMOWER MAN fought SUMMER RAIN and 
gained 18 points and contributed to WHILST I CHATZY's 1-0-0.  SUMMER RAIN has lost to 
LAWNMOWER MAN, falling 19 points, while helping make WEATHER a 2-2-0 turn.  And all 
eyes were on LAZY LESTER this turn as he ascended to the throne of Duelmaster.  DAL 
SHANG has a new victor!  Can someone confirm a rumor for me?  I hear the top team 
makes their losing fighters do dishes at The Blazing Unicorn until they win.  Maybe?  
     He who challenges well, fights well.  He who avoids without cause, shall lose 
for good reasons.  My mama told me that one.  TALES FROM THE CRIP has cause to stand 
tall, as they were DAL SHANG's most avoided team.  A smart manager knows this is a 
team to beat.  And avoiding TALES FROM THE CRIP more than any other team we find 
PETS.  DAL SHANG, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing?   
     We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and 
shave it close?  We'd like to remind certain teams not to rob the graves of their 
enemies.  You know who you are; and it's considered rude.   
     Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the 
sweetest.  It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep your swords 
sharp and your hammers heavy.  Until you see my quill in DAL SHANG again, farewell-- 
Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LAZY LESTER 8094             18  11  1 106         TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804) 

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LAWNMOWER MAN 8095           13  15  0 102         WHILST I CHATZY (809)     
 MIDNIGHT MUFFIN 8082         11   9  0  96         NIGHTSTORMERS (812)       
 BLOODY BEGONIA 8036           9   4  1  95         SATAN'S GARDEN (808)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FUNESTUS 8015                 7   3  0  88         LUDUS MAGNUS III (806)    
 SUMMER RAIN 1234              9  15  0  82         WEATHER (206)             
 HARRUMPH 8021                 8  44  0  68         SAND DANCERS (233)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WINE JONES 8064              16  14  1  64         TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804) 
-ROSE BUSH 6523                4   0  1  64         TALES FROM THE CRIP (708) 

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HARVEST MOON 2809             6   4  0  50         WEATHER (206)             
 WINTER SOLSTICE 1690          6   3  0  46         WEATHER (206)             
 SCORPIO 8138                  5   2  0  38         PETS (818)                
 TROUBLES 8139                 4   0  0  37         PETS (818)                
-HONDA HUNTS MOOSE 6521        3   1  0  34         TALES FROM THE CRIP (708) 

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ULTRANEGATOR 8123             6   8  0  26         TEMERE (816)              

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LITTLE HAT JONES 8142         2   5  0  20         TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804) 
-CRIP HUNTS F-150 6524         2   2  0  19         TALES FROM THE CRIP (708) 
-TC RIPPER 6522                2   2  1  16         TALES FROM THE CRIP (708) 
-PROXIED TC 6525               3   1  0  12         TALES FROM THE CRIP (708) 
 MOUNTAIN ANGEL 8147           1   0  0   6         STRANAHANS '25 (819)      
 DUST STORM 7036               0   1  0   3         WEATHER (206)             

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
LOPEN 8089              8  6 0 STORMLIGHT 813       LAZY LESTER 8094       862  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

MIDNIGHT MUFFIN was bested by LAZY LESTER in a 1 minute master's Title fight.
SUMMER RAIN was demolished by LAWNMOWER MAN in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
FUNESTUS overpowered WINE JONES in a 1 minute bloody mismatched duel.
HARRUMPH was overpowered by BLOODY BEGONIA in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
SCORPIO was bested by HARVEST MOON in a 1 minute brawl.
WINTER SOLSTICE vanquished LITTLE HAT JONES in a 3 minute brutal mismatched fight.
ULTRANEGATOR was viciously subdued by TROUBLES in a popular 5 minute competition.
DUST STORM was viciously subdued by MOUNTAIN ANGEL in a 1 minute beginner's duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         STRIKING ATTACK   20 -   6 -  1      77  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-STRIKE      10 -   5 -  1      67  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         LUNGING ATTACK    26 -  14 -  2      65  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         AIMED BLOW         7 -   6 -  0      54  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         SLASHING ATTACK    1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         TOTAL PARRY        9 -  11 -  0      45  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   7 -  0      36  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         BASHING ATTACK    10 -  20 -  0      33  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         WALL OF STEEL      0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 865 was great if you     Not so great if you used      The fighting styles of the
used the fighting styles:     the fighting styles:          top eleven warriors are:

STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  3         2  PARRY-STRIKE   
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  1     AIMED BLOW         0 -  1         2  BASHING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  TOTAL PARRY    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-STRIKE     LAZY LESTER 8094           18  11  1  106 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)
AIMED BLOW       MIDNIGHT MUFFIN 8082       11   9  0   96 NIGHTSTORMERS (812)
STRIKING ATTACK  BLOODY BEGONIA 8036         9   4  1   95 SATAN'S GARDEN (808)
LUNGING ATTACK   FUNESTUS 8015               7   3  0   88 LUDUS MAGNUS III (806)
TOTAL PARRY      HARVEST MOON 2809           6   4  0   50 WEATHER (206)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    WINTER SOLSTICE 1690        6   3  0   46 WEATHER (206)
BASHING ATTACK   SCORPIO 8138                5   2  0   38 PETS (818)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is HARRUMPH 8021.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was TROUBLES 8139.  The ten other most popular fighters were WINTER SOLSTICE 1690, 
MOUNTAIN ANGEL 8147, FUNESTUS 8015, BLOODY BEGONIA 8036, MIDNIGHT MUFFIN 8082, LAZY 
LESTER 8094, LAWNMOWER MAN 8095, HARVEST MOON 2809, ULTRANEGATOR 8123, and SUMMER 
RAIN 1234.

The least popular fighter this week was DUST STORM 7036.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were LITTLE HAT JONES 8142, SCORPIO 8138, HARRUMPH 8021, WINE JONES 8064, 
SUMMER RAIN 1234, ULTRANEGATOR 8123, HARVEST MOON 2809, LAWNMOWER MAN 8095, LAZY 
LESTER 8094, and MIDNIGHT MUFFIN 8082.